US is in talks with Turkish President Erdogan over a request from Ankara for deployment of Patriot missile system on its southern border – US President Trump
Saturday, February 29US President Donald Trump on Saturday said the US has discussed many issues with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan including Syria and that the Patriot [missile] issue was also included.
The funeral prayer of Emre Baysa held in Istanbul was attended by family members and many army officials and President Erdogan.Turkey destroys Syrian regime chemical warfare facilities Erdogan added that Turkey has no interest in Syria's oil or soil, just the civilians who have asked for help. Turkey demands UN stop Syria regime's 'war crimes'
"It is time for this Council to say 'enough is enough.' The council has to stop regime's 'war crimes and its reckless behaviour that pose threat to international peace and security," said Sinirlioglu.One Turkish soldier was killed and two were wounded in shelling by Syrian regime forces in Syria's northwest Idlib province, the Turkish Defence Ministry said, a day after 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an attack in the region.
"As a NATO ally and a major foreign military sales partner, we have various information sharing and equipment relationships with the Turks. We're looking at what we can do on an urgent basis right now to help them." "The United States condemns this attack in the strongest possible terms. The Assad Regime, Russia, Iran and Hizballah must cease their ongoing attacks in Idlib," Pompeo added.The presidents of Turkey and Russia spoke by phone to try to defuse tensions that rose significantly in Idlib.
"The two leaders agreed that the Syrian regime, Russia, and the Iranian regime must halt their offensive before more innocent civilians are killed and displaced," the statement said.on Twitter the two leaders agreed by phone on the need to take additional steps to deal with the humanitarian crisis in Idlib, where nearly one million people have been displaced by the latest fighting.
Offering her condolences to families of Turkish victims, Merkel pledged solidarity with Erdogan in humanitarian support for those displaced by the conflict in Idlib. Turkey on Friday said the positions of Bashar al Assad regime inside Syria's Idlib have now become legitimate targets, following a strike that killed 33 Turkish soldiers, widening anger in Ankara.
Altun added that in an environment where our country is under direct attack, he [Erdogan] said Turkey considers all elements of the regime "legitimate target", and that those targets will be under fire. "We call on Russia and the Syria regime to stop the attacks, to stop the indiscriminate air attacks ... we also call on Russia and Syria to fully respect the international law," Jens Stoltenberg told a news conference.
Moscow earlier said Turkish troops "were in the battle formations of terrorist groups" and that according to information provided by Turkey there were no Turkish troops in the area. Greece was the main gateway for hundreds of thousands of refugees streaming out of Turkey in a mass exodus in 2015 and 2016, until a deal brokered with the EU stemmed the flow.NATO condemns regime-Russia strikes, calls meeting
It is separate from the alliance's Article 5 mutual self-defence pact, which refers to an attack on any members' territory. The US state department on Wednesday slammed the justification by the Syrian regime and its allies for their ongoing campaign in Idlib, denying any sort of interest on their part in fighting terrorismThe United States and key Western allies demanded an immediate ceasefire in Idlib which is facing what the U.N. calls an “unfolding humanitarian catastrophe,” but Russia ignored their calls and said it will keep helping the government eliminate “terrorists” from Idlib.
said Turkish air and land forces responded with suppressive fire against all known Syrian regime targets."Today, we cannot and will not spectate as what happened in Rwanda, Bosnia and Herzegovina in the past is repeated in Idlib," Altun said.
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